Libertyville Opinion
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A sad irony of free pressApr 21, 2012 1:00 am - This morning I woke to a “breaking news” announcement that the L.A. Times would be releasing disturbing photos of American troops with dismembered suicide bombers. My th...
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Non-profits wise to rely less on governmentApr 20, 2012 5:00 am - In the past few years, with the state's budget in a shambles, its payments to school districts and others in arrears and largely written off, often the last in line to r...
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Illinois should follow Wisconsin modelApr 19, 2012 1:00 am - I see that Wis. Gov. Scott Walker will be coming to Lake County to address a Republican fundraiser dinner. Maybe Illinois taxpayers should kick in for a ticket so our Go...
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Lottery is huge windfall for governmentApr 13, 2012 11:06 am - Perhaps we as a nation need to realize what motivates us. What will make us stand for a cause that eliminates class warfare, racial tension and political strife to our s...
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Glad sports complex is reopeningApr 12, 2012 12:40 pm - I am writing about the reopening of the Libertyville Sports Complex mini-golf course. I think it’s a great thing reopening it. When I was little, I remember going there ...
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An important step in recyclingApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - Tight budgets, cuts in social services, rising property taxes and road congestion are a few critical issues on a list that seems endless and overwhelming. With no shorta...
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Why add nine more Cook judges?Apr 09, 2012 10:07 am - Right now, 272 full circuit court judges in Cook County are in the process of casting secret ballots to select nine new associate judges. The judicial vacancies are abou...
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The SoapboxApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - Creative solution: It might have been tempting in the throes of budget cuts for Indian Prairie Unit District 204 to just scuttle its middle school soccer program. Instea...
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Can it be just coincidence?Apr 05, 2012 6:05 pm - I see that Daily Herald Senior VP/Editor, John Lampinen, sounds offended at allegations, specifically a Bill O’Reilly column, that the mainstream media press has a liber...
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Medicare a great healthcare modelApr 04, 2012 5:12 pm - Apparently, Paul Ryan and the Republican members of the House are unaware of both the history of health care finance and simple economics. What on earth would make them ...